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#2 USSF needs a complete overhaul
As of press time for this article, Bruce Arena is still listed as the head coach of the USMNT. That's probably going to change once their plane lands back in the mainland. MLS playoffs are right around the corner and European leagues start back up next weekend. The 23 players who made up the squad will now be tasked with putting their international failure aside and get back to club play.
USSF, however, has no such constraints and needs wholesale changes sooner rather than later. The only good that comes out of failing to qualify for the World Cup is that USSF now has an extended period of time to find the right coach for the job. The United States' next few international breaks are going to be interesting in that they will now be warm-up matches for nations going to the biggest stage and not vice versa.
The annual January camp will be comprised primarily of players in North America, but the focus now needs to be on younger players. Tim Howard, Clint Dempsey, DeMarcus Beasley, Landon Donovan, and several others will be done with this squad. Klinsmann, to his credit, used the January camp as best as he could to try and find players in the second tier of talent that could be contributors. Bruce Arena was expected to be doing the same in three months, but there is good reason to believe that he will not be around long enough to do that.
As for executives, Sunil Gulati's time is over. While the United States has been a force on the women's side, including adding that third star over the badge in 2015, the failures on the men's side can no longer be ignored.
They should have never been ignored in the first place, but the federation seemed to accept that finishing in the Round of 16 in the World Cup was good enough to keep their coaching staff in place. Gulati needs to be removed or he needs to resign. USSF needs new leadership, a new system, and an overhaul in the worst way.
